National Sports

TORONTO — The NBA's shift toward three-point shooting has a big fan in C.J. Miles.

MONTREAL — Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest is appealing his conviction on 37 sex-related charges, with documents filed Tuesday seeking an acquittal or a new trial.

KING CITY, Ont. — The U.S. defeated Canada by four wickets Tuesday at the ICC Americas Under-19s World Cup Qualifier. The Americans won the toss and elected to field, restricting Canada to 63 runs in 47.5 overs. A.S. Gill led Canada with 14 not out.

TORONTO — Reporters who cover Toronto FC know the quickest way to turn off Jozy Altidore is to ask him about his own accomplishments. But quiz him about a colleague or the team's performance and the burly forward is happy to share.

MONTREAL — If the Montreal Impact hope to make the MLS playoffs, head coach Mauro Biello says his side needs to learn from its mistakes in the first half of the season.

MADRID — The executive who oversaw Spain's rise to dominate world soccer in recent years was arrested Tuesday in an anti-corruption investigation, dealing yet another blow to the sport's already-tarnished image.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — After swimming for almost two hours in open water, Olympic champion Ferry Weertman edged defending champion Jordan Wilimovsky by one tenth of a second for the 10-kilometre title at the world championships on Tuesday.

Canada soccer captain Christine Sinclair is stepping out of her comfort zone this summer. That means everything from serving root beer floats to kicking burgers at goal in a bid to put the boot to multiple sclerosis. The 34-year-old from Burnaby, B.

DALLAS — Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead says his beloved dog Blitz is back home after someone took the pitbull and demanded a $10,000 ransom.

TORONTO — Masai Ujiri is taking his Giants of Africa camps to six countries in August.